Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A quick look at the 32 players from flights 1a and 1b that are returning for Sunday's Day 2.
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huy Nguyen | 628,000 |
| 2 | Jason Hickey | 441,000 |
| 3 | Scott Subak | 415,000 |
| 4 | Ken Morey | 381,000 |
| 5 | Luke Nguyen | 364,000 |
| 6 | Eric Liu | 349,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Skinner | 320,000 |
| 8 | Shane Murphy | 299,000 |
| 9 | David Leese | 204,000 |
| 10 | Igor Keselman | 201,000 |
| 11 | Charly Peterson | 195,000 |
| 12 | Nathan Trimble | 195,000 |
| 13 | Kalvinci Ewing | 182,000 |
| 14 | Andrew Ostapchenko | 176,000 |
| 15 | Brett Parise | 176,000 |
| 16 | Marlou Heiland | 162,000 |
| 17 | Armando Mesina | 156,000 |
| 18 | Leonid Vaisburg | 148,000 |
| 19 | Anthony Pitesa | 140,000 |
| 20 | Woo Suk Oh | 139,000 |
| 21 | Jose Araya | 130,000 |
| 22 | Richard Furfaro | 130,000 |
| 23 | Kendra Dieter | 118,000 |
| 24 | Matt Morfitt | 117,000 |
| 25 | Rich Alsup | 106,000 |
| 26 | Katerina Grishakova | 101,000 |
| 27 | Ryan Adams | 99,000 |
| 28 | Daniel Buckley | 87,000 |
| 29 | Steve Westberg | 82,000 |
| 30 | Robert Paris | 72,000 |
| 31 | Rip Fritzer | 52,000 |
| 32 | Brad Gafford | 40,000 |
With 10,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board, the small blind checked and Altynai Fung bet 3,000. A player in middle position came along and the small blind check-called.
The river was
and the small blind checked again. Fung continued for 8,000 and both players gave it up.
With 35,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board, Lena Evans checked and Steve Wendroff bet 15,000. After a few moments in the tank, Evans called.
The river was
and both players checked. Evans turned over ![]()
for a pair of fours and Wendroff tossed the losing hand in the muck.
While PokerNews is covering the $1,110 Main Event, several players took down preliminary events throughout the Showdown Series at Sycuan Casino Resort.
A total of 59 runners turned out to compete in Event #3: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha and it was local tournament veteran Rip Fritzer who walked away with the trophy and the $4,424 top prize. Fritzer defeated Brian Nordin of San Diego heads-up. Other players finishing in the money were Stanley Solis, Tai Purpero, Mark Birdsall, and David Para.
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rip Fritzer | El Cajon, CA | $4,424 |
| 2 | Brian Nordin | San Diego, CA | $2,738 |
| 3 | Stanley Solis | El Cajon, CA | $1,794 |
| 4 | Tai Purpero | Santee, CA | $1,239 |
| 5 | Mark Birdsall | Kihei, HI | $909 |
| 6 | David Para | Alpine, CA | $696 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are now on the third 10-minute break of the evening. There are 188 runners in the tournament so far, and registration ends at the beginning of Level 13.
Tai Purpero was seen getting the rest of his chips in the middle on the river for a grand total of around 35,000 and Matt Kirby was the lone caller.
The board had run out ![]()
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, and Kirby turned over ![]()
for the wheel and the flush. However, Purpero turned over ![]()
to score a big double with a higher straight flush after hitting the runner-runner.
Amy Devaudreuil raised to 2,700 from under the gun and Mary Anne Madruga three-bet to 8,000 from the next seat over. Devaudreuil called and the flop was ![]()
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Devaudreuil checked and Madruga shoved for over 20,000. After a moment in the tank, Devaudreuil got away from it and Madruga picked up the pot.